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executive

ex·ec·u·tive [ ig zékyətiv ]


noun  (plural ex·ec·u·tives)
Definition:
 
1. senior manager: a senior manager in a company or organization, whose job it is to make and implement major decisions

2. government section responsible for decisions: the section of a country's government that is responsible for implementing legislative decisions

3. committee that makes decisions: a committee or group in a political organization that makes decisions and has the authority to implement them



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of policymaking: responsible for or relating to the making and implementing of general decisions in a company, organization, or government
a meeting of the executive committee

2. for businesspeople: restricted to or designed to be used by business executives
the executive suite

3. very expensive: very expensive and so only affordable by those who earn high salaries
executive homes

[15th century. < Old French executif< executer "carry out" < Latin execut- (see execute)]

ex·ec·u·tive·ly adverb
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